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Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine for Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Zhu, Yu-Shuo
Ju, Jian-Qing
Du, Feng
Zang, Yan-Ping
Wang, Xiao-Bing
Sheng, Jie
Li, Yunlun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is one of the main causes of heart failure and could increase death, hospitalization, and rehospitalization rate.
The effect of conventional medicine treatment (CMT) is limited; meanwhile, the combination of CMT and Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine (OCHM) represents exciting adjunctive therapies.
In this study, we ascertained the therapeutic effect of OCHM in combination with CMT for dilated cardiomyopathy by using meta-analysis methods for controlled clinical trials.
We searched studies from five databases and extracted data from these studies.
We also assessed the methodological quality of the included studies.
We evaluated the following outcome measures to estimate the prognosis in patients with DCM: left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD), stroke volume (SV), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and overall efficacy.
The result showed that OCHM combined with CMT for the improvement of therapeutic effect in DCM patients.
However, the evidence remains weak due to the small sample size, high clinical heterogeneity, and poor methodological quality of the included trials.
Further, large sample size and well-designed trials are needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhu, Yu-Shuo& Li, Yunlun& Ju, Jian-Qing& Du, Feng& Zang, Yan-Ping& Wang, Xiao-Bing…[et al.]. 2016. Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine for Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103930
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhu, Yu-Shuo…[et al.]. Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine for Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103930
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhu, Yu-Shuo& Li, Yunlun& Ju, Jian-Qing& Du, Feng& Zang, Yan-Ping& Wang, Xiao-Bing…[et al.]. Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine for Treatment of Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1103930
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1103930